Cigar or cigarette refuse receiver



CIGAR OR CIGARETTE REFUSE RECEIVER Filed March 10, 1955 INVENTOR. James H. Wm

United States Patent CIGAR 0R CIGARETTE REFUSE RECEIVER James H. Wily, Bethlehem, Pa.

Application March 10, 1953, Serial No. 341,524

1 Claim. (Cl. 22020.5)

This invention relates to improvements in a cigar or cigarette refuse receiver, and is adapted to provide such a device which may be operated readily and efficiently to receive ashes and other refuse and also may be disassembled to dump the accumulated refuse from the container.

The invention also includes a closure for the entrance into the receptacle, which may be lifted to permit the passage of ashes, butts, etc. into the receptacle, and which closes by the force of gravity. This closure is mounted so that it cannot be turned or twisted out of position or alignment, thereby insuring its proper positioning and sealing of the entrance or opening into the receptacle at all times, except when lifted for dumping purposes.

Further objects of this invention include improvements in details of construction which will be shown in the drawings and described in the specification, and then defined in the claims, it being understood, of course, that various changes may be made in construction, without digressing from the invention defined in the claim.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a device constructed to embody my invention; V

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the device illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, with parts being broken away to show certain structural details;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal cross-section taken substantially on line 55 of Fig. 4.

In these drawings, 1 designates a receptacle which is preferably cylindrical (although it may be of other shapes), made of plastic, metal or other suitable material. This receptacle 1 is closed at its bottom by a flanged cap or closure 2.

An insert 3 is positioned within said receptacle 1 and provided with a laterally extending extremital flange 4 which fits over the top edge of receptacle 1. This insert 3 is formed with a cylindrical portion 5 extending inwardly and into the upper portion of the receptacle, said cylindrical portion fitting tightly against the inner surface of the upper portion of said receptacle 1.

This insert 3 is provided with a pair of downwardly inclined plates 6, these plates extending from the cylindrical portion 5 of the insert toward each other, and are of such length that they do not meet and are spaced apart at their lower edges. This forms an elongated slot or aperture 7 between the inner spaced edges of said plates in a medial position within said insert 3 and receptacle 1.

A closure 8 is provided for said elongated slot or aperture 7. This is preferably in the form of a cylindrical tube, the length of which is slightly less than the width of the inside of the cylindrical portion 5 of the insert 3, so as to permit vertical movement thereof within said cylindrical portion 5 of said insert 3. The outside diameter 2,753,396 Patented Sept. 18, 1956 'ice of the cylindrical tube 8 is greater than the width of the slot or aperture 7, so that the cylindrical tube 8 may rest upon the inner and lower edges 9 of the inclined plates 6 and close the elongated slot or aperture 7. It is to be noted that these edges 9 are beveled so as to provide a seat for the closure member.

This closure element, that is, the cylindrical member 8 is provided with an upwardly extending stem 10 which is of sufficient length to project substantially above the plane of the upper edge of the receptacle 1. The lower end 11 of the stem 10 is reduced in diameter and extends through said cylindrical member 8, being secured thereto by a screw 12 or similar means. Part of the stem 10 above the reduced lower end 11 is square in cross-section as shown at 13 and forms a shoulder 14 which rests upon the upper outside surface of the cylindrical member 8, whereby the stem as a whole may be securely attached or connected to said cylindrical member 8 when the screw 12 is tightened. This squared portion 13 of the stem 10 extends above the plane of the upper edge of receptacle 1 and at its upper end is provided with a knurled knob or projection 15.

A cross cleat or strap member 16 is provided to hold the insert 3 in its proper position within the receptacle 1 and also to provide a bearing for properly positioning the squared portion 13 of the stem 16 to permit said stem to move vertically to move the closure element into open or closed position.

Due to this construction, the stem 10 is prevented from twisting or turning, thereby insuring that the cylindrical closure element 8 moves into its proper closed and open position with respect to said slot or aperture 7 without the use of any other means or guides.

This cross-cleat 16 is shown in plan in Fig. 1 and in cross-section in Fig. 3. It is in the form of a strap made of metal or other suitable material having a slight resiliency. The outer ends 17 of strap 16 are bent downwardly and inwardly as shown in Fig. 3 and are designed to fit into notches or depressions 18 formed in a diametrically opposed position in the outer surface of receptacle 1. When snapped into position, as shown in Fig. 3, the under surface 19 of the cross cleat 16 near the bent outer ends 17 rest against the lateral flange 4 of the insert 3 and securely holds said insert in position within the receptacle 1. In order to prevent lateral movement of the cross cleat or strap 16, pins 20 extend upwardly from the lateral flange 4 of the insert 3 and through corresponding holes in said cross cleat or strap 16, when the cross cleat or strap is in position to hold the parts in assembled relation.

The middle portion of the cross cleat 16 is bent upwardly in the form of a loop 21 (see Fig. 3) and i provided in said loop portion with an opening or aperture 22, which is square in cross-section to slidably receive the squared portion 13 of stem 10. The cross cleat is formed or provided with depressions 23 between the loop portion 21 and its outer ends.

This cross cleat or strap member 16 also serves as a holder for cigarettes, cigars, etc., lighted or unlighted, and these depressions 23 in said cross cleat 16 serve to hold the cigar, cigarette, etc. over the receptacle and tend to prevent it from rolling oil? the receiver as a whole, thus preventing possible damage by lighted butts and the spreading of ashes or butts on the furniture or floor.

It is therefore seen that I have provided a device of the character described which is cheap to manufacture, attractive in appearance, easily assembled and disassembled for cleaning purposes and from which ashes, butts and other materials are easily emptied.

The cross cleat or strap 16 serves to hold the upper shell in place by springing the ends 17 of the cross cleat or strap into the angular cut notches 18 in the outer side of the receptacle 1. The square opening 22 in the cross cleat or strap 16 is a positive guide for the stem or rod and prevents the rod 10 from turning or twisting horizontally and thus directs the closure 8 into its proper position resting upon the inner spaced edges of the plates 6 to completely close the notch defined therebetween.

The upward bend of the cross cleat or strap is of suffieient height to permit the stem or rod 10 to be lifted to a substantial extent so that the inclined plates 6 do not have to extend too far downwardly. This cross cleat or strap facilitates the removal of the stem or rod 10 and the closure 8 for cleaning. It is to be noted that the closure element 8 is subject to the force of gravity which is sufiicient to move it to closed position in said elongated slot or aperture 7 and eliminates the necessity of the use of springs or any other means.

The device is of simple construction, efficient and foolproof in operation, cheap to manufacture, has no parts to get out of order, and may be made of various materials and decorated in any desired manner, thus forming an attractive and readily saleable article.

This application is a continuation-in-part of my application for patent, Serial No. 79,775, filed March 5, 1949, for Cigar or Cigarette Refuse Receiver issued March 17, 1953 as Patent No. 2,631,752.

What I claim is:

In a cigar and cigarette stump and ash receiver, a cylindrical receptacle closed at its bottom end, an insert member nested Within said receptacle, said insert having a cylindrical side wall snugly received within the open upper end of said receptacle and having a laterally projecting circumferential flange extending completely around the upper edge of such side wall and resting upon the up er edge of said receptacle, said insert member also being provided with a bottom spaced above the bottom of said receptacle to define a refuse-receiving chamber below the insert member and such bottom comprising a pair of downwardly inclined and converging plate portions having their free edges terminating in spaced relation to define a substantially rectangular opening extending diametrically of said insert member, a closure for said opening in the form of an elongate cylinder having a diameter greater than the width of said opening and of a length commensurate therewith to completely close the opening and isolate the aforementioned refuse-receiving chamber, a vertically extending stern having its lower end secured medially of said closure with said stem being of rectangular cross-section, said receptacle being provided on its outer surface with a pair of diametrically opposed notches defined by fiat, downwardly and in wardly inclined exterior surface portions on the receptacle immediately adjacent the upper edge thereof, a cross strap positioned on top of said receptacle having depending, inwardly inclined end portion snugly engaging in said notches with the portions of the strap immediately adjacent such ends overlying and engaging said flange on the insert member, a pin projecting through each of said portions of the strap adjacent the ends thereof and through said insert flange and into the upper edge of said receptacle to cooperate with the ends of the strap and the notches to hold the strap, insert member and receptacle together as an integral unit, the center of said strap being u wardly looped and rovided with a feeangular opening snugly and s'lidably receivin Said stem for guiding the same together with the closure for nonrotatable movement in a substantially vertical plane.

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